Flower-holder



E. D. HEGAMIN.

FLOWER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1921.

Patented May 24, 1921.

UNITED STATES FLOWER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 24, 1921.

Application led January 7, 1921. Serial' No. 435,680.

fal all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR D. I-IEGAMIN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Iniprovements in Flower-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This 1nvention-v relates to an improved flower holder and has as one of its principal objects to provide a device for carrying a rose, Carnation or other flower upon a coat lapel while the lower end portion of the stem of the flower will be immersed in water so that premature wilting of the flower will be prevented.

The invention has as a further object to provide' a device of this character so constructed that water may not leak therefrom to soil ordampen the article of clothing to which the device is attached.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means for removably securing the device to a coat lapel, which means will also tend to hold the closure cap of the receptacle employed against distortion and thus maintain a close llt between the receptacle and the cap.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a device of this character which will'be neat in appearance, will not be readily noticeable when in use, and which may be produced at minimum cost.

Other and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing;

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which my improved holder is employed for supporting a flower upon a coat lapel, the lapel being shown in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a sectional' view of the device in position upon the rearof the' coat lapel receiving the lower end portion of the stem of the flower, the lapel also being shown in section, and v Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the holder, the closure cap therefor being shown removed.

In carrying the invention into elfe/ct, I employ a water receiving container or receptacle 10. This receptacle is adapted to be removably attached by an intermediate means to be presently described, to an article i of clothing and may be made from glass or any other suitable material.` Near its upper end, the receptacle 10 isformed eXteriorly with an annular groove 11 and rising from said groove portion of the receptacle is a slightly reduced neck 12. Snugly but re plied, bind in the groove 11 of said recep- Y tacle. As particularly brought out in Fig. 2, the upper portion of the cap is formed with a conical wall defining at its base an.

annular' shoulder 14 interiorly of the cap and when the cap is applied this shoulder overlies the upper edge of the neck 12 toV closely contact therewith. A close and water-tight llt will thus be formed between the closure cap and receptacle and possibility of leakage of water from the receptacle` and consequent dampening or soiling fof the article of clothing to which the receptacle is attached eliminated'. Formed in the'top of the cap centrally thereof, is an opening 15 slightly enlarged toward its upper end'and of a size to snugly but removably receive the stem of 'a flower therethrough. Accordingly, a llower stem may be pushed through said .opening to project, as clearly indicated in Fig. 2, into the receptacle to be immersed in the water contained therein. Since the opening 15 is relatively small and its -wall more or less snugly lits the stem of the lower, it will be seen that splashing of water from the receptacle through said opening will be prevented while at the same time the wall of the opening will grip the flower stem for securely holding the flower 1n position.

In order that thefdevice may be attached to an article of clothing, I provide a pin formed from a single length of suitable resilient material bent at one end portion to provide an eye 16 through which the length of material is assed forming a loop 17. The material of the pin is thence bent at substantially right angles to the loop to form a shank or piercing prong 18. loop 17 of the pin surrounds the closure cap 13 and, as clearly shown in' Fig. 2, seats in an annular; groove formed in said cap at the base ofthe conical wall thereof and in a plane slightly above the interior shoulder 14: of the cap. The pin will thus be securely connected with the closure cap and further, as will be. appreciated, by placing the loop 17 of the pin about the closure cap adjacent the plane of the shoulder, said loop will act to reinforce the cap at this point The and prevent distortion of said shoulder so that a close fit may at all times be had between the cap and receptacle neck. Thus, said pin will perform the dual function of providing attaching means for securing the I have accordingly, in Figs. 1 and 42, so

shown the device applied. In these figures, I have conventionally illustrated a coat lapel at 19, this lapel being-provided with the usual buttonhole. In use, the receptacle 10 of the holder is first filled with water and the closure cap 13 then fitted upon the neck 12 of the receptacle. -The device may then be attached to the rear side of the lapel 19 a suitable distance below the buttonhole therein by forcing the shank 'or prong 18 of the pin into the material of the lapel and in this connection it will be noted by particular reference to Fig. 2, that a portion of said material is engaged between the pron and cap to be gripped therebetween for rmly l securing vthe device in position. The stem of a flower may then be inserted through the'buttonhole o f the lapel in the usual'manner and thence directed through the opening 15 in the closure cap intothereceptacle for immersing the lower end portion of the stem. Thus, the flower will be kept fresh and prevented from prematurely wilting. At the same time, engagement of the wall of the opening 15 with the flower stem will prevent said stem from riding upwardly out of the receptacle to possibly result in loss of the flower.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A device ofthe character described in* cluding a receptacle, a closure cap therefor provided with an opening to receive a flower stem projecting intoV the receptacle, and means engaged with the closure cap whereby the device may be removablyl attached to a garment.

2. A device of the character described including a receptacle formed with a mouth,

a closure cap constructed for the passage of a flower stem and snugly fitting over said lsaid neck, the cap having an opening for the passage of a flower stem, and means secured to the cap for detachably connecting said device to a garment.

4. A device of the character described including a receptacle, a stem receiving clo- Vsure cap therefor, and means engaged with said closure cap for detachably securing the device to a garment and providing a reinforcement for the closure cap.

5. A device of the character described including a receptacle, a stem receiving cloff sure cap therefor, and a pin looped about the closure cap and provided with a shank for engagement with a garment whereby the device may be removablysecured to-said garment, the looped portion of the pin providing a reinforcement for said cap.

6. In a flower holder, the combination `of a receptacle, an elastic stem receiving closure cap fitting over the receptacle, and attaching means surrounding said cap to form 'a rigid band retaining the cap against stretching near the plane of the mouth of the receptacle.

7. A device of the character described including a receptacle, a closure cap therefor provided withan opening to receive a flower stem projecting into the receptacle, and a pin engaged with the closure cap whereby the device may be removably attached to a garment.

Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDGAR D. HEGAMIN. [L s] 

